Written Answers Friday 9 July 2010

Scottish Executive

Justice

Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many offenders received a custodial sentence of six months or less in 2008-09, broken down by (a) main offence and (b) police force area

Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table.

  Persons Given a Custodial Sentence of 6 Months or Less, by Crime1 and Police Force Area, 2008-09

  

Main Crime or Offence
Central
Dumfries and Galloway
Fife
Grampian
Lothian and Borders


All Crimes and Offences
717
347
657
785
1,804


All Crimes 
434
224
447
534
1,216


Non-Sexual Crimes of Violence
 
 
 
 
 


Homicide
0
0
0
0
0


Serious Assault and Attempted Murder
3
2
2
3
7


Robbery 
5
0
4
9
10


Other 
2
0
0
1
8


Crimes of Indecency 
 
 
 
 
 


Rape and Attempted Rape
0
0
0
0
0


Indecent Assault 
0
0
0
0
2


Lewd and Indecent Behaviour 
0
0
1
1
2


Other 
0
0
0
1
0


Crimes of Dishonesty 
 
 
 
 
 


Housebreaking 
28
16
39
54
116


Theft by Opening a Lockfast Place 
11
0
14
20
49


Theft of/from a Motor Vehicle 
14
5
10
11
33


Shoplifting 
126
42
102
170
368


Other Theft 
38
22
57
65
111


Fraud 
4
36
3
11
25


Other 
10
7
22
25
46


Fire-Raising, Vandalism, etc 
 
 
 
 
 


Fire-Raising 
2
0
1
4
3


Vandalism etc 
28
13
25
17
48


Other Crimes 
 
 
 
 
 


Crimes against Public Justice 
102
52
128
91
214


Handling an Offensive Weapon 
25
13
17
12
81


Drugs 
35
12
19
39
85


Other 
1
4
3
0
8


All offences
283
123
210
251
588


Miscellaneous Offences 
 
 
 
 
 


Common assault 
137
53
91
110
206


Breach of the peace 
105
47
72
71
247


Drunkeness
0
0
0
0
0


Other 
12
7
10
13
48


Motor Vehicle Offences 
 
 
 
 
 


Dangerous and Careless Driving 
3
1
3
8
6


Drunk Driving 
8
1
7
9
21


Unlawful Use of Vehicle 
18
14
25
40
59


Other 
0
0
2
0
1



  

Main Crime or Offence
Northern
Strathclyde
Tayside
Scotland


All Crimes and Offences
566
5,764
1,477
12,117


All Crimes 
293
3,506
1,161
7,815


Non-Sexual Crimes of Violence
 
 
 
 


Homicide
0
0
0
0


Serious Assault and Attempted Murder
4
29
10
60


Robbery 
1
40
10
79


Other 
0
9
2
22


Crimes of Indecency 
 
 
 
 


Rape and Attempted Rape
0
0
0
0


Indecent Assault 
2
5
2
11


Lewd and Indecent Behaviour 
1
4
1
10


Other 
0
3
1
5


Crimes of Dishonesty 
 
 
 
 


Housebreaking 
14
216
63
546


Theft by Opening a Lockfast Place 
7
134
33
268


Theft of/from a Motor Vehicle 
15
94
25
207


Shoplifting 
53
823
411
2,095


Other Theft 
31
225
114
663


Fraud 
9
69
14
171


Other 
6
143
51
310


Fire-Raising, Vandalism, etc 
 
 
 
 


Fire-Raising 
2
9
0
21


Vandalism etc 
24
176
34
365


Other Crimes 
 
 
 
 


Crimes against Public Justice 
95
872
247
1801


Handling an Offensive Weapon 
15
418
46
627


Drugs 
8
208
93
499


Other 
6
29
4
55


All Offences
273
2,258
316
4,302


Miscellaneous Offences 
 
 
 
 


Common Assault 
101
954
134
1,786


Breach of the Peace 
124
891
110
1,667


Drunkeness
2
0
0
2


Other 
10
123
13
236


Motor Vehicle Offences 
 
 
 
 


Dangerous and Careless Driving 
6
47
3
77


Drunk Driving 
14
61
18
139


Unlawful Use of Vehicle 
16
181
37
390


Other 
0
1
1
5



  Note:

  1. Where main offence.

Justice

Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of those convicted for an offence with a domestic aggravator received a custodial sentence of six months or less in 2008-09

Kenny MacAskill: Of the 7,101 persons convicted of an offence with a domestic aggravator recorded in 2008-09, 9% received a custodial sentence of six months or less.

Justice

Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were convicted for an offence with a domestic aggravator in each of the last three years, broken down by police force area

Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table.

  Persons Convicted for an Offence with a Domestic Aggravator Recorded1 2, 2006-07 to 2008-09

  

Police Force
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09


Central
108
288
547


Dumfries and Galloway
192
228
263


Fife
21
43
91


Grampian
192
235
430


Lothian and Borders
667
709
868


Northern
225
282
342


Strathclyde
3,514
3,500
4,275


Tayside
285
294
285


Scotland
5,204
5,579
7,101



  Notes:

  1. Where main offence.

  2. The data recording codes for aggravators changed on 10 March 2008. The recording of aggravators has improved over time therefore caution is needed when comparing changes over time